# Accident 19770206002459A: Cessna 207, Circle Hot Spg, AK, February 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Circle Hot Spg, AK
- Airport: Circle Hot Spring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N707FY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FY-2011-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 81 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206002459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT ELECTED TO T/O FROM RT SIDE OF RWY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN BERM IN SIGHT FOR ALIGNMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC77DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA026), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Circle Hot Spg, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707FY (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971215038989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971215038989A), Dec 15, 1997: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Alakanuk, AK, Substantial damage. Engine sputtering on approach. Struck trees short of auk. (-23) fuel management by the PIC caused fuel starvation of the aircraft engine.
- [Incident 19931121050129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121050129I), Nov 21, 1993: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Aft rear cargo door came open en route. Inspected locking assembly. Found ok.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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